Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-05
THE CHINESE.
A New Plan Of Circumventing
Them


Them.
| The question of stopping the
| Chinese from coming to this Coast
still bothers Congress.
| Inasmuch as Congressman Nor
row could see but little chance of
passing his Chinese bill this session,
Judge Hoffman wrote him recently,
suggesting that an amendment be
worked through, requiring that all
rtI6cates to departing celestials
hereafter issued be In blank, with
out mentioning even the name, still
less the age, height, occupation, date
of arrival in this country, last place
of residence, steamer by which he
arrived, etc. The holder would then
have 10 means of knowing what re-
ply to make to the questions put to
him on his arrival. All these de-
tails would be carefully recorded in
the Custom House books. IF the
answers of the holder of the certifi
cate should correspond with the
record, satisfactory evidence W uld
be afforded that he was the person
to whom it was issued, but it would
be impossible for the fraudulent
holder to make such answers, unless
by some means he had acquainted
himself with the record. The Judge
also suggested the limitation of the
life of the certificate to a period of
two or three years, and the abroga-
ton of the right to land on the
claim of previous residence latter
the lapse of a period subsequent to
the passage of the law, sufficient to
give previous residents reasonable
notice and opportunity to exercise
the right; otherwise, they would be
deemed to hayc waived it) In case
legislation on these points were
found impracticable be thought
there would be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning an amendment, empowering
the Secretary of the Treasury to
prescribe such form of the GER
tifcate. 1t could be explained that |
the present form is defective and |
fails to answer the ends sought to |
be obtained, The plan, the Judge |
added, could not be carried out in
cases of arrivals by Cinnamon at a
port other than that at which the |
certificate was obtained, unless pro
vision be made, authorizing Col |
1ectors TO certified copies of the re
cords kept by them and making
such copies admissible in evidence.
The Secretary should also be au-
tborized to direct such records TO
be kept and prescribe their form,
as well as that of the certificate
Congressman Morrow, in his
reply to the Judge, the other Gay,
said that he had conferred with the
Secretary of State and the Secre
tary of the Treasury respecting
the suggested amendments, but he
perceived that there was an indis-
position to give it any particular
support, as the Secretary of State
is opposed to any further legisla-
ton until he shall have secured new
treaty with China. Mr.. Morrow
prepared bill covering the recon
mendation, introduced it, aud had
it referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. He was there met
with the objection that the Depart
ment of State was opposed to any
further legislation at present re-
specting Chinese immigration.
1t appears useless for the people
Of the Pacific Coast to devise means
to accomplish the desired ends in
the restriction of Chinese immigra-
ton, with such men at the head of
the Government as Grover Cleve-
and and Secretary Bayard.